Sci-fi RPG Cyberpunk 2077 is an ambitious game with history as up-and-down as its prickly protagonist's mood. The game deflated expectations almost immediately after launch in 2020, disappointing would-be fans with its glitches and fiddly combat. Putting a bow on its comeback arc, developer CD Projekt Red recently released its Phantom Liberty expansion and update 2.0. Now, the game feels deserving of its pre-launch hype, and its unexpected new patch 2.1 happily continues this trend.
Some of the most exciting parts of Patch 2.1 are its efforts to push immersion. There are still bug fixes as usual – most notably, one fixes a Phantom Liberty soft-lock where some Suspected Organized Crime Activities in Dogtown wouldn't spawn, and another tidies a Patch 2.02 fix that should have stopped the screen from going black after players call the nurse. There are also now five more bikes for purchase and one new car, the compact Porsche 911 Cabriolet.
